Jaden Rashada

American football player (born 2003)
Jaden Rashada
Georgia Bulldogs
PositionQuarterback
ClassFreshman
Personal information
Born: (2003-08-31) August 31, 2003 (age 20)[1]
Pittsburg, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolPittsburg
(Pittsburg, California)
  • Stats at ESPN.com

Jaden Rashada (born August 31, 2003)[1] is an American football quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs. He previously played for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Early life and high school

Rashada initially attended Liberty High School in Brentwood, California before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida after his freshman year.[2] He spent the summer at IMG, but moved back to California before the start of the football season and enrolled at Pittsburg High School.[3] As a junior, he passed for more than 2,220 yards with 27 touchdown passes.[4] Rashada passed for 3,055 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior.[5] He is believed to have been the first high school football player to sign an endorsement deal after reaching an agreement with a recruitment app in December 2021.[6]

Recruitment

Rashada initially committed to play college football at Miami over offers from LSU, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas A&M.[7] It was reported that Rashada received a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) offer of up to $9.5 million after his commitment to Miami.[8] He later denied that any deal had been offered to him.[9]

He later flipped his commitment to Florida.[10] Shortly before he was set to enroll for Florida's 2023 spring semester, Rashada requested a release from his National Letter of Intent.[11] It was later reported that a $13.85 million NIL deal with the Gator Collective, an athletic booster group that is unaffiliated with Florida's athletic program, had fallen through.[12] Rashada ultimately enrolled at Arizona State, where his father had played.[13] On May 21, 2024, it was announced that Rashada was suing Florida coach Billy Napier and Gators booster Hugh Hathcock over the failed deal.[14]

College career

Arizona State

Rashada joined the Arizona State Sun Devils as an early enrollee in January 2023.[15] He was named ASU's starting quarterback prior to the team's season opener against Southern Utah.[16] Rashada passed for 236 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-21 win in his collegiate debut.[17]

Georgia

Rashada transferred to Georgia on April 25, 2024.[18]

Lawsuit

On May 21, 2024, Rashada filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Florida accusing University of Florida head football coach William “Billy” Napier and others of fraud and failing to pay a purportedly promised $13.85 million name, image and likeness (NIL) agreement.[19] The lawsuit alleged that $13.85 million, funded by “[Hugh] Hathcock’s Gator Guard collective” was promised to Rashada on December 7, 2022.[20] The Gators’ backers also arranged a payment to Rashada to help pay off money owed to University of Miami booster John Ruiz after the quarterback flipped his verbal commitment from the Hurricanes, per the suit.[21]

According to Rashada and his attorney Rusty Hardin, Napier promised the-then-high school senior that Florida alumni “were good on their promise that Jaden would receive $1 million if he signed with UF on National Signing Day.[22] Rashada claims the only funds received from Hathcock totaled $150,000.00 to repay the University of Miami booster.[23] Less than a month later after early signing day, Rashada asked for his release from his letter of intent with Florida.[24] The lawsuit claims that Rashada suffered the loss of his $9.5 million NIL deal with Miami and other collective-sponsored NIL compensation. It also seeks punitive damages. [25] As of May 24, 2024, the litigation remains on-going.

Rashada is the first known college athlete to sue his coach or a booster due to a dispute of a name, image and likeness (NIL) deal.[26]

College stats

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
Arizona State Sun Devils
2023 3 3 1−2 44 82 53.7 485 5.9 4 3 112.1 14 23 1.6 0
Georgia Bulldogs
2024 0 0 − 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 3 3 1−2 44 82 53.7 485 5.9 4 3 112.1 14 23 1.6 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Jaden Rashada, QB Arizona State". dynastyleaguefootball.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "How East Bay quarterback Jaden Rashada became a major player in NIL phenomenon". The Mercury News. January 26, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pittsburg junior QB Rashada believed to be first prep football player to sign NIL deal". San Francisco Chronicle. December 22, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Arkansas visit an eye-opener for Jaden Rashada". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. April 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Jaden Rashada: Florida grants former Pittsburg star his release. QB reportedly visiting Arizona State". The Mercury News. January 20, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Murphy, Dan (December 22, 2021). "High school football player Jaden Rashada signs endorsement deal with recruiting app". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Baumgartner, Blake (June 26, 2022). "Quarterback Jaden Rashada, ranked No. 22 in Class of 2023, commits to Miami Hurricanes football program". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "UM booster Ruiz responds to report of big NIL deal for new UM QB commit Jaden Rashada". Miami Herald. June 27, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Miami QB commit Jaden Rashada denies NIL report". The Athletic. June 27, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Navarro, Manny (November 11, 2022). "Blue-chip QB Jaden Rashada switches commitment from Miami to Florida". The Athletic. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  11. ^ Scarborough, Alex (January 20, 2023). "Source: Gators release '23 QB recruit Jaden Rashada from NLI". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  12. ^ Mandel, Stewart; Staples, Andy (February 6, 2023). "Jaden Rashada's unprecedented recruitment: How a 4-star QB went from $13.85 million to no NIL deal". The Athletic. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  13. ^ VanHaaren, Tom (February 1, 2023). "Jaden Rashada picks Arizona St. after decommitting from Florida". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  14. ^ "Former Florida signee Jaden Rashada sues coach Billy Napier and others over failed $14M NIL deal" Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  15. ^ Ubben, David (March 29, 2023). "Jaden Rashada is 'smiling again': Inside the QB's next chapter at Arizona State after NIL mess". The Athletic. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  16. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (August 22, 2023). "Arizona State to name freshman Jaden Rashada starting QB, source says". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "ASU quarterback Jaden Rashada looks strong in weather-impacted debut". The Arizona Republic. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  18. ^ "QB Jalen Rashada joining Georgia after leaving Arizona State". ESPN. April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  19. ^ Close, David (2024-05-22). "University of Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada sues rival university head coach and others alleging broken promises worth millions". CNN. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  20. ^ Close, David (2024-05-22). "University of Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada sues rival university head coach and others alleging broken promises worth millions". CNN. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  21. ^ Close, David (2024-05-22). "University of Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada sues rival university head coach and others alleging broken promises worth millions". CNN. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  22. ^ Close, David (2024-05-22). "University of Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada sues rival university head coach and others alleging broken promises worth millions". CNN. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  23. ^ "Rashada sues Napier, UF booster over NIL deal". ESPN.com. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  24. ^ "Georgia QB Jaden Rashada sues Florida coach Billy Napier, among others, over botched $13.85M NIL deal". CBSSports.com. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  25. ^ "Georgia QB Jaden Rashada sues Florida coach Billy Napier, among others, over botched $13.85M NIL deal". CBSSports.com. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  26. ^ "Rashada sues Napier, UF booster over NIL deal". ESPN.com. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-24.

External links

  • Arizona State Sun Devils bio
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